State Legality Matrix / Magazine Capacity Limits / Colorado
Statute-cited, last verified 2026-07-10
Yes. Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 15 rounds for rifles and handguns; shotgun tube limit of 28 inches. Limit: 15 rounds. Effective 2013-07-01.
Controlling law: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302
Magazines lawfully possessed before July 1, 2013 are grandfathered (HB13-1224).
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Scope: Detachable magazine round-count restrictions for handguns and long guns. States not listed have no capacity limit.
Yes. Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 15 rounds for rifles and handguns; shotgun tube limit of 28 inches. Limit: 15 rounds. Effective 2013-07-01. Controlling law: Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302.
The controlling law is Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-12-302. Bans sale, transfer, and possession of magazines over 15 rounds for rifles and handguns; shotgun tube limit of 28 inches.
Colorado's rule took effect 2013-07-01. Magazines lawfully possessed before July 1, 2013 are grandfathered (HB13-1224).
There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.
Living under a 10-round cap does not mean running junk magazines. These are factory and OEM-quality 10-round options that feed reliably and fit flush.
10-round MDT polymer AICS short-action magazine for .308 Winchester and 6.5 Creedmoor precision rifle chassis systems.
Factory OEM 10-round steel magazine for the Ruger Mark IV 22/45 (and 22/45 Lite) chambered in .22 LR.
Factory FN OEM 10-round magazine for the most restrictive state capacity limits.
10-round single-stack magazine for .350 Legend AR-15 rifles
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